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Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Former U.S. president endorses Joe Biden and criticizes Trump for ‘bragging’ about his close ties with Kim Jong Un

Obama slams Trump, says Biden ‘wouldn’t coddle’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 28, 2020
Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia

Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia

State media warned citizens against imported items out of fear that they could spread the virus from abroad

Pyongyang stores low on foreign goods amid North Korean COVID-19 paranoia
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 27, 2020
How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives – NKNews Podcast Ep. 153
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How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives – NKNews Podcast Ep. 153

Andrei Lankov and Peter Ward discuss the difficulties and opportunities of the North Korean workers living abroad

How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives – NKNews Podcast Ep. 153
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 26, 2020
North Korea likely violated sanctions with military parade drone from China
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North Korea likely violated sanctions with military parade drone from China

There are at least four ways DJI’s Mavic 2 drones from China could violate DPRK sanctions

North Korea likely violated sanctions with military parade drone from China
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 26, 2020
How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
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How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels

Absence of travel opportunities in the DPRK marks one key difference for the North Korea PoE

How the UN Panel of Experts on the DPRK compares to other investigative panels
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 23, 2020
Lawyer condemns police raid into North Korea friendship society leaders’ homes

Lawyer condemns police raid into North Korea friendship society leaders’ homes

Police investigating two NZ-DPRK Society leaders; lawyer claims it’s because they sent $2,000 to North Korea’s Red Cross

Lawyer condemns police raid into North Korea friendship society leaders’ homes
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 23, 2020
Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?

Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?

Analysts weigh in on what Seoul is hoping for this November -- and what it should do after the election results come out

Expert roundup: Would South Korea’s president prefer Biden or Trump?
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 22, 2020
US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions

US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions

Move retroactively signals that certain individuals cannot do business with the 490, per an April revision to the NKSR

US Treasury names 490 North Korea-linked entities in new regulatory prohibitions
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 22, 2020
No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?
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No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?

Future of UN Panel of Experts could be threatened if states disagree about its value

No mandate: Will the UN Panel of Experts disappear in the future?
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 21, 2020
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
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Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea

U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August

Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020